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1、12Text1Comeon-Everybody'sdoingit.Thatwhisperedmessage，halfinvitationandhalfforcing，iswhatmostofusthinkofwhenwehearthewordspeerpressure.Itusuallyleadstonogood-drinking，drugsandcasualsex.ButinhernewbookJointheClub，TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapositiveforcethroughwhatshec

2、allsthesocialcure，inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheirlivesandpossiblytheword.Rosenberg，therecipientofaPulitzerPrize，offersahostofexampleofthesocialcureinaction：InSouthCarolina，astate-sponsoredantismokingprogramcalledRageAgainsttheHazes

3、etsouttomakecigarettesuncool.InSouthAfrica，anHIV-preventioninitiativeknownasLoveLiferecruitsyoungpeopletopromotesafesexamongtheirpeers.Theideaseemspromising，andRosenbergisaperceptiveobserver.Hercritiqueofthelamenessofmanypubic-healthcampaignsisspot-on：theyfailtomobilizepeerpressureforhe

4、althyhabits，andtheydemonstrateaseriouslyflawedunderstandingofpsychology.“Daretobedifferent，pleasedon'tsmoke！”pleadsonebillboardcampaignaimedatreducingsmokingamongteenagers-teenagers，whodesirenothingmorethanfittingin.Rosenbergarguesconvincinglythatpublic-healthadvocatesoughttotakeapagefr

5、omadvertisers，soskilledatapplyingpeerpressure.Butonthegeneraleffectivenessofthesocialcure，Rosenbergislesspersuasive.JointheClubisfilledwithtoomuchirrelevantdetailandnotenoughexplorationofthesocialandbiologicalfactorsthatmakepeerpressuresopowerful.Themostglaringflawofthesocialcureasit'sp

6、resentedhereisthatitdoesn'tworkverywellforverylong.RageAgainsttheHazefailedoncestatefundingwascut.EvidencethattheLoveLifeprogramproduceslastingchangesislimitedandmixed.There'snodoubtthatourpeergroupsexertenormousinfluenceonourbehavior.Anemergingbodyofresearchshowsthatpositivehealthhabit

7、s-aswellasnegativeones-spreadthroughnetworksoffriendsviasocialcommunication.Thisisasubtleformofpeerpressure：weunconsciouslyimitatethebehaviorweseeeveryday.Farlesscertain，however，ishowsuccessfullyexpertsandbureaucratscanselectourpeergroupsandsteertheiractivitiesinvirtuousdirecti